Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract with State Wide Emergency Products, LLC for the purchase of sixty-two (62) Code 3 light bars and sirens and to enter into a contract with Insight Public Sector for sixty-two tough book computers, docking systems, and cruiser video systems for the Division of Police. This purchase is necessary to equip sixty-two (62) police cruisers that are on order. Formal bids were received by the Purchasing Office on January 28, 2010 for the purchase of Code 3 light bars, sirens, Panasonic Cameras, laptops, and accessories via SA#003468 & SA#003470. Ordinance 1687-2009, which passed Council on December 14, 2009, authorized a contract to Germain Ford for the purchase of light bars, sirens, cameras and laptops. However, at the request of the Purchasing office, the original bid award to Germain Ford was cancelled and re-bid. The decision to cancel the award and re-bid it has resulted in a savings of approximately $67,000 for these products.
The following bids were received on January 28th for the light bars and sirens:
Statewide Emergency Products, LLC (Majority) $1,331.00
D&M Distributors (Majority) $1,394.00
D.R. Ebel Fire Equipment (Majority) $1,421.65
On Duty Equipment (Female) $1,362.40
K. E. Rose Co. (Majority) $1,402.49
Parr Public Safety Eqpt. (Female) $1,366.24
Whelen Engineering Co.(Inactive) $ 990.00
Whelen's Engineering was the lowest bid, but do not meet specifications because they did not bid Code 3 light bars and...
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